Television Viewer Consumer Protection Act of 2005

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Television Viewer Consumer Protection Act of 2005 - Prohibits a television ratings service from selling or otherwise providing data from a television ratings measurement system that produces television ratings data to be used commercially as currency ratings unless that system has been accredited by the Media Ratings Council.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 14, 2005

Requires any dispute between a ratings service and the Council to be resolved according to the commercial rules of the American Arbitration Association.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Television Viewer Consumer Protection Act of 2005

Latest action (Jul 29, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 14, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.